Reconstruction:Old Dutch/balco

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balkō.

Noun

*balco m

  1. beam, log

Inflection

Declension of *balco (masculine an-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *balco *balcon
accusative *balcon *balcon
genitive *balkin *balcono
dative *balkin *balcon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: balke
    • Dutch: balk
      • Afrikaans: balk
      • Negerhollands: balk
      • → Caribbean Javanese: baleg, balok
      • → Javanese: ꦧꦭꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (balok)
      • → Malay: balak
        • > Indonesian: balak (inherited)
      • → Papiamentu: balki (from the diminutive)
      • → Saramaccan: báíki
      • → Sranan Tongo: barki, balk
        • → Caribbean Hindustani: barki
    • Limburgish: balk

Further reading

  • “balko”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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